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Report: Many US healthcare employees receive no cybersecurity training
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareThere's a healthcare data security problem in the U.S., and news reports suggest that insiders are not getting the amount of education they need to help keep hospital data safe. Per a new Kaspersky report, a massive number of the healthcare sector’s workforce does not receive the necessary training required to improve awareness of their organization’s policies, regulations, and rules. Nearly a quarter (24%) of U.S. healthcare employees have not received cybersecurity training, "but felt they should have," Health IT Security points out.
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September is Healthy Aging Month: Proper oral care helps seniors age well
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareHow essential is having a healthy mouth to your physical health? According to many medical experts, you really can’t be in peak physical condition if your oral health isn't what it should be. Dentists who are aware of this correlation tell their patients to think about their mouths as the "gateway to wellness." For seniors, maintaining oral health becomes even more important. This is because as people age, they become more susceptible to diseases.
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New paper looks at link between private equity, unforeseen medical billing
Seth Sandronsky Medical & Allied HealthcareThe rising price of healthcare, up 18.6% over the past 12 months, is hammering businesses and the customers that they serve across the U.S. A recent paper from the Institute for New Economic Thinking, "Private Equity and Surprise Medical Billing," by Eileen Appelbaum, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Rosemary Batt, the Alice Hanson Cook Professor of Women and Work at Cornell University, sheds light on part of this inflationary trend.
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Study: Patients don’t think payers, providers can protect their data
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareProviders and payers: Patients don't think you’re able to keep their personal data healthy and safe, even though you’re charged with doing the same for their health. That blunt assessment is from a skeptical public who is growing increasingly weary of seemingly daily news about breaches and hacks. According to a new study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and POLITICO, only 17% have a "great deal" of faith that their health plan will protect their data. Hospitals are not much further ahead.
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New tooth sheriff in town: ADA names new president
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareThe American Dental Association (ADA) recently installed its 156th president. The position was awarded to Dr. Chad P. Gehani of Queens, New York. During his first address to the association's House of Delegates, Dr. Gehani told members it is his "responsibility to ensure that the ADA remains the guardian of your lifetime commitment to the profession — and I am not just talking about your dues dollars. The ADA must be a responsible custodian of your time as volunteers and of your talents as clinicians, researchers and educators. The ADA must be relevant to all of us," he concluded.
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To dental groups’ chagrin, federal sealant measure might be removed
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareSealants prevent cavities in kids. Science says so. So why is the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) proposing a watered-down measure, titled "Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, Including Dentists," that would take the place of current recommendations on sealants for kids? That's what the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) would like to know!
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Diversity in dentistry: Women researchers leading the way in dental advances
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareVolpe Research Center has been famous for developing materials, tools and technologies used in the field of dentistry for the last 90 years and counting. It's kind of a big deal. More than 200 products used in dental practices all over the world have come out of the Volpe labs. Some of science's brightest minds work there. Today, of the Volpe Research Center’s six principal investigators — those who manage and direct all the projects and research — four are women. That’s some serious girl power.
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Will AI and robots steal your healthcare job?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareRobots and artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly pervasive in most aspects of 21st-century life, including healthcare, medicine, and nursing. Fears abound that jobs are going to be lost to machines that can do our jobs 24/7 without needing to be paid or call out when the kids are home sick from school. Are these fears well-founded or are we looking down the wrong tech rabbit hole? The reality of healthcare technology in 2019 isn't necessarily a robot revolution, but things are changing and some concern is understandable.
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Can you recession-proof your job?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhether you believe that Big Macs or RV sales predict recessions, it seems at least that the continued talk of a recession is certainly on the horizon. Yet, with more of us gainfully employed and the job market so seeker-friendly, should we care? Yes; just like how it is easier to find a job when we already have one, it is easier to plan for a recession when we are not in one. Here are a few things to consider when trying to recession-proof your job.
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Can stem cells help teeth heal? Scientists say yes
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareIt is generally accepted in the medical community that stem cells play an important role in wound healing. They can develop into specialized cell types throughout the body, aiding in all kinds of tissue regeneration. A new study led by Dr. Bing Hu from the University of Plymouth's Peninsula Dental School, with collaboration from researchers worldwide, asserts that certain stem cell tissue regeneration extends to teeth. This finding offers up a new and novel potential solution to tooth repair and may inform the way dentists treat teeth in the future.
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